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U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Jonathan Kanter questioned whether the 1995 bank merger guidelines are "adequate to measure and assess the many different dimensions of competition that exist today," in light of "an industry that has experienced some recent turmoil."

An investment firm was fined $2.9 billion by several authorities for its failure to (i) properly oversee its operations, (i) maintain internal controls and (iii) conduct proper risk management, with regard to its employees' involvement in improper payments to foreign officials.

In testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, FinCEN, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") and FBI officials described efforts to improve the Bank Secrecy Act ("BSA") / Anti-Money Laundering ("AML") regulatory and supervisory regime. FinCEN Director Kenneth A. Blanco emphasized the importance of information obtained through BSA compliance requirements. He said that such information helps FinCEN to (i) ensure the protection of the financial system from exploitation by illicit actors or financial institutions with broken controls, (ii) provide